NCIC VIOLENT PERSON FILE (VPF)

VIOLENT PERSON FILE (VPF) Designed to alert law enforcement officers that an individual they are encountering may be prone to commit acts of violence against law enforcement. An offender who has to register as a Violent Offender does NOT NECESSARILY meet the requirements to be entered into NCIC Violent Person File OR vice versa.

CRITERIA FOR ENTRY Offender has been convicted for assault or murder/homicide of a law enforcement officer, fleeing, resisting arrest, or any such statute which involves violence against law enforcement. Offender has been convicted of a violent offense against a person to include homicide and attempted homicide. Offender has been convicted of a violent offense against a person where a firearm or weapon was used. A law enforcement agency, based on it’s official investigatory duties, reasonably believes that the individual has seriously expressed his/her intent to commit an act of unlawful violence against a member of the law enforcement or criminal justice community.

MESSAGE KEY (MKE) There is no specific MKE to query the Violent Person File; however, a wanted person inquiry will return a hit response on this file if a match occurs. A caution indicator should be added to the MKE/EVP when it is known that a VPF subject is armed and dangerous, has suicidal tendencies, has previously escaped custody, is a drug addict, or whatever is appropriate to the particular circumstances. The reason for the caution MUST be entered in the Caution and Medical Conditions (CMC) Field.

RECORD RETENTION VPF records have an unlimited retention period. A VPF record will remain on file indefinitely or until action is taken by the entering agency to cancel the record. Other exceptions to the record retention periods will occur in the event a serious error is detected in the record on file.

AUTOMATIC RETIREMENT Data in the License Plate Number (LIC), License Plate Year of Expiration (LIY), and License Plate Type (LIT) Fields will remain in a VPF record or supplemental record for the year of entry plus 4 years, provided the license plate information has expired. Entering agencies are NOT notified of records from which expired license plate data are retired.

AUTOMATIC RETIREMENT If the expired license plate is the only searchable identifier in the VPF record, the entire record will be retired, and the originating agency will NOT be notified. A non-expiring license plate (LIY/NX) contained in a VPF record will remain on file until action is taken by the originating agency to remove the license plate data or cancel the entire record.

VALIDATION Violent person records that are validated by the entering agency should not be removed from NCIC. NCIC will not retire violent person records even if the Name of Validator (VLN) is not completed. The VLN Field will be returned only when the requester is the entering agency. For all other inquiries, the VLN field is suppressed.

VIOLENT PERSON CRITERIA This field shall be filled in with a number that is associated with the correct criteria: 1 - Assault on Law Enforcement 2 - Violent Crime Homicide/Attempted Homicide 3 - Violent Crime with Weapon 4 - Threat to Law Enforcement

IMAGE CAPABILITY Image capability will be available for this file once Kansas has accomplished the necessary programming at the Message Switch.

NUMBER OF ADDITIONAL IDENTIFIERS IN A SUPPLEMENTAL ENTRY Alias – 99 Date of Birth – 9 Scars, Marks, Tattoos – 9 Miscellaneous Identifying Number – 9 Social Security Number – 9 Operator License Number, State, Year of Expiration – 9 License Plate Number, State, Year of Expiration, Type – 9 VIN, vehicle Year, Make, Model, Style, Color (set) – 9 Caution and Medical Conditions – 10 Image NCIC Number, Image Type (set) – 1 Citizenship – 9

DUPLICATE RECORD ENTRY An entry on the same individual will be accepted providing the originating agencies are different. If a second agency makes an entry on a subject that is already entered by another agency, they will receive a notification that the record is already on file. This notification should lead to some form of communication between the two agencies, as valuable lead information might be available.

REMOVAL The only way to remove a person from the Violent Person File is by cancelling the record. A cancellation message is used when it is determined that the record is invalid or the entering agency determines the subject no longer poses a threat to law enforcement officers.

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